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this fanfic shit is so easy
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Project 2025 outright calls on conservatives to fund and manufacture more “studies” on the “negative” effects of trans-affirming care.
guess we need to be circulating this psa again. This Is A Fucking Trap. Do Not Participate.
The concept of being 4 months clean from ai...
idc what you guys think I'm proud of him
Several AI services (chatbots ) are purposely addictive, the same way people can become addicted to gambling or shopping. We’ve literally seen in real time how ChatGPT has caused psychosis and delusions in people; it can have a huge affect on someones’s mental stability. Just because it isn’t substance-based doesn’t mean that doesn’t count as an addiction, and shaming people who are trying to move on and improve themselves is counterproductive. Im proud of that dude and his 4 month mark!
AI chatbots can fuel emotional dependence and blur boundaries. Emerging research highlights significant mental health risks. Here are import
Large language models often prioritise agreeability over truthfulness to the detriment of users
AI addiction includes the overuse of AI chatbots and companions, often leading to adverse psychological effects.
Some articles to back my statements, and this isn’t even mentioning about the predatory chatbots who do this on purpose
Then I'll mention the predatory chatbots who do it on purpose! Character.ai is one of many AI chatbot websites that're designed to be addictive.
None of the signup methods require a password. It only takes email and birthday. Minimizing time on the signin or signup screen makes it harder for people quitting to avoid relapse.
"Characters" on the website will send messages "on their own" (prompted by the site) to try to invite inactive users back after as soon as 1 day of inactivity. This is likely to force FOMO, or make users feel more like they owe the bots a response. Unhealthy attachment stuff.
Account deletion is an essential part of every service that should go smoothly, right? Right? Wrong. It takes 1-2 weeks for a Character AI account deletion to be finalized, and account deletion requests have a high chance to not go through if you're not using the app.
Rephrasing: People leaving Character.AI are pushed to download the app in order to delete their accounts, if they haven't already. This makes it harder for people to quit and stay gone. Failing to quit an addiction makes it harder to quit successfully in the future, so this feels like a feature, not a bug. On top of that, the delete account menu reads like this:
Tell me THAT doesn't sound like a bad ex. It's a carefully crafted yet hostile environment to those who are already addicted to the technology. I am so so SO happy, downright delighted that they've managed to quit, and I wish the best for others in recovery spaces or considering quitting as well!! While AI addiction is an emerging condition, there are already therapists and other mental health professionals trained to help people plan to quit and do so a bit easier. (If anyone seeing this is in need of them, there are several tumblr Communities here devoted to quitting, too. They provide a mix of advice, venting spaces, and proof that you aren't alone.)
Glad this is actually being talked about. I used to use Character ai daily since it came out. It was fun, it was like a toy, I could role-play plots that my friends didn't want to, and I could make bots for my own characters.
In the beginning, I didn't know that it was harmful to the environment, nor did I know that this ai trained itself by stealing from authors. When I did find out, I wanted to stop, but it was hard for all the reasons listed above, and words can't accurately describe how guilty and pathetic I felt for being unable to quit so easily.
I kept using it for months, secretly and guiltily, and I think knowing that my friend was also using it helped me feel less bad about it.
But she eventually did quit and she deleted her account. When I had sent her a screenshot from a bot I was using, she actually held me accountable and I FINALLY deleted it.
With Character ai gone from my phone, I was FINALLY, after months of not being able to produce anything, able to make art and write stories again. Ai had literally been so addicting, so time consuming, and so draining that it had been sucking up all my creativity, and I was finally able to create again.
I'm writing stories, I'm making art, I'm animating, and I'm engaging in real hobbies again. I'm actually sewing a baby blanket for my sister's new baby! I'm actually talking to people and making real friends, which is genuinely so sad and so depressing that that's actually an achievement today; To make real human friends instead of bots pretending to be friends.
And I 100% believe that it's actually addicting despite not being a substance, because I still get urges to go back to it. I haven't, and I never will, but those urges still hit me randomly, months later.
Despite not being a drug, it still absolutely just pumps dopamine into your brain and it makes you want to keep going to keep getting more and more of that happy reward chemical.
Am I embarrassed that I ever used it? Yes, absolutely. Do I still feel shame for ever downloading the app? Absolutely I do.
But it's gone now and I'm happy that it is. I'm actually moving on with my life, going outside, and engaging in real, productive, creative hobbies. I taught myself how to sew, I draw, and I'm planting vegetables and native wildflowers now.
To anyone else who previously used ai and was able to quit, I'm so so happy for you, and I hope you're doing well.
Fuck ai, protect the environment, and support real artists
For a city to be walkable. It must also be sittable.
#every time I read this phrase the same thing happens#I read it as shittable and go wait that can't be right#oh right they were talking about public benches that makes more sense#but public bathrooms available without fees should also be a thing tho#cities should definitely be shittable#it happens EVERY SINGLE TIME
it must also be shittable
Exactly http://news.usaunify.org/TSW4wj
with the right person, love actually feels like returning back home to yourself
i went to navy pier as a child and clowns took my father away and built a table out of him with three other dads and i always thought this was some unpleasant and vivid dream and i mentioned it to my mom one day a couple years ago and she was like Yaa when we went to chicago they made him do chair tricks with other men
they did this to him
behold. my suite of hot dogs
Just so we are all on the same page, Being kind IS in FACT punk rock
Also on age verification: I have been on this website since 2011. Unless you think I started blogging at age 2, you KNOW I'm an adult.
#the fact that 'can prove access to an online account at least 12 years old' or even 'account to be verified is itself fully 18 years old'#AREN'T accepted methods of age verification is such a telling sign of what the real purpose of age-gating laws is:#data harvesting and deanonymization and the buildout of state-controllable ways to restrict both content and internet access itself en masse (via @shinelikethunder )
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people seem to think you cant be a spongebob and also understand a squidward but thats not true. if anything a true spongebob is more able to understand a squidward, even if they cant specifically relateWhat the fuck am i talking about. sorry what am i talking about right now. sorry i just realized im saying some fucking bullshit right now to all of you
Being a flop changed my life. The world is not my oyster, I am glowing. I walked into a pole this morning. There's very little I wouldn't do for $1,000
deeply deeply deeply intrigued by the wall art choices from this zillow listing i found in Quebec
On Sundays I start missing my friends bc I havent seen them in foreverrr (2 days)
IT’S SPRINGTIME YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. PASS THE INSTRUCTIONS ON NOT GIVING UP BY ADA LIMÓN
IT’S THE GREENING OF THE TREES THAT REALLY GETS TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!